Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia

The document advocates for 'green urban industrialisation' in Ethiopia, specifically through a corridor approach that connects urban clusters. Using the Kombolcha–Mek’ele corridor as a case study, it suggests that integrating transport, infrastructure, and resource management across administrative boundaries can prevent carbon-intensive development and maximise economic productivity. Key recommendations include identifying catalytic projects in green housing, waste, and water management, improving institutional coordination between federal and regional levels, and aligning local urban plans with national climate strategies.

• Ethiopia aims to achieve lower-middle-income status, carbon neutrality, and climate resilience by 2025, utilizing a National Urban Development Spatial Plan (NUDSP) focused on 10 urban 'clusters'.
• A 'corridor approach' to urban-industrial development is proposed as a complementary pathway to Ethiopia's 'cluster' based approach, designed to stimulate growth by connecting urban clusters through integrated networks of transport, communications, utilities, and housing.
• In the Kombolcha–Mek’ele (K–M) corridor, the study identified three priority catalytic investment sectors: 'green' housing, waste management, and water resources management, with the green housing project intended for a Green Climate Fund proposal.
• Successful green industrialisation requires a shift in implementation, including building institutional effectiveness incrementally, connecting local urban plans to national climate strategies, and strengthening the enforcement of regulatory frameworks.
• Examples of green industrialisation in Ethiopia include the Hawassa industrial park, which uses hydropower as its main energy source and employs a zero liquid discharge policy, and the Modjo Leather City, which features a green buffer zone and a common waste water treatment plant.

APA

Monkhouse, C., & Scott, C. (2018). Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Green_Industrialisation_Web-final.pdf

Chicago

Monkhouse, Claire, and Charlotte Scott. Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2018. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Green_Industrialisation_Web-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{monkhouse2018promoting, author = {Monkhouse, Claire and Scott, Charlotte}, title = {{Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2018}, month = jan, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Green_Industrialisation_Web-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }